February 14, 2009 - another day of exhaustion

wow, this day didn't last long. a very sluggish run over to the pool and an even worse swim. 2.5k in 54 minutes was all i could take. i could barely complete the run home. after a break, it was an even more exhausting 2.8k run to the pond and back to have a visit with the duckies. i attribute this to a night of poor sleeping. hopefully tomorrow will be better.

Jenn

February 13, 2009 - stay the course

well, a nice slushy rainy day here. plus 2 degrees.. went for a fairly long run (15.5k) and a short speed swim tonight (1.5k in 30 minutes) .. valentines day has traditionally been depressing for me, but i am rather indiffererent to it this year.. i plan to celebrate with some sort of insane endurance challenge, and then some chocolate hearts.. lol

Jenn

February 12, 2009 - so much for that

well, the energy was nice while it lasted.. lol today was a very non-energetic day, probably caused by high stress and upsetting situations at work (what else is new).

got in 8 lethargic k of running today and then gave up after just 1.2k of very slow swimming. guess i wore myself out yesterday. now, let's see if i can even make it down the street and around the corner to have tea with the neighbours tonight!

tomorrow will probably be a low ley restful day so i can give it all i got for another maniacal weekend endurance challenge..

Jenn

February 11, 2009 - big work out!

wow, amazing what a day off will do for energy! i went out for a long run and then a long swim and some more running last night. 25k running in total on the day, 19 of which were part of this run-swim-run medley. i had 4 very strong k in the pool tonight in 80 minutes even. my old benchmark pace. this is the first time i have managed to maintain a 100m/minute pace over a swim since my surgery. this was very exciting.. yet at the same time, a little discouraging given that in the 'old days' i was able to go faster.. oh well, 10-15% drop in speed is to be expected, and to still have enough energy to go out and run some more, was great!

Jenn

February 10, 2009 - upsetting day

a very rare day off for me today. no running and no swimming. partially because today was a very upsetting and depressing day for me. (amazing how a negative emotional state can affect ones physical ability, energy levels, and motivation). i just wanted to remove myself from society today.. skipped out on some friends tonight too. seem to be feeling this way far too often. might have to look into some antidepressants.. just what i need, more chemicals to add to the mix. :(

hoping tomorrow will be better.

Jenn

February 9, 2009 - rest day, sort of

well, today was supposed to be a rest day, but it was a very busy day with all sorts of chores to do. doctor appts, shopping, laundry, etc.. very productive day. and i couldn't resist sneaking in a little run at the end though, a gentle 3.7k run home from the car rental place. didn't get my swim in today as the arms were a little sore from the weekend swims. gonna try to have an easy week and recover enough to go at it big time again next weekend.

Jenn

February 8, 2009 - exhaustion

well, after 5 hours of pushing it to the limit yesterday, i ventured out for a long and challenging run this afternoon pushing myself up and down the hilly streets of st. john's. had a nice visit with the pigeons again today. had 6 of them land on my left arm all at once, as they fought over the piece of bread i was holding.

totally exhausted, i took a break to chat with some friends for a few hours, and then hit the pool for what turned out to be a pretty good 2.1k swim.

this 'base-building' exercise sure is tough. might take a day or two off this week to recover. the knees and calf muscles are quite sore, a clear evidence of over training..

Jenn